Apr 30, 2019
There are countless ways that parents can begin to instill diet
culture in their children- even with the best of intentions and
especially without knowing that they're doing so.
You see, dieting disconnects your brain from your body and there
are subtle ways that parents encourage this behavior. One of the
most common ways that this shows up is when parents encourage or
force their children to finish all of the food on their plate.
Typically, this is a generational thing- passed down for decades
amongst the family for a host of reasons- some of which I cover in
this episode.
While it might feel like you're letting your kids "get away with
things" or that by not forcing your children to eat every pea and
carrot on their plate that they'll suddenly become malnourished or
unhealthy- the negative impacts of teaching your children that
their body cannot be trusted (along with the other habits that are
picked up along this route) will far outweigh any short-term
consequence or turbulence that comes from presenting food in a
neutral and stress-free way- which includes not forcing them to
finish their dinner.
Reminders:
Get on the waitlist for The
Confidence Collective here.
Grab one of the last spots for an Anti-Diet Audit here or a small biz consult here.